2005 English Greyhound Derby

2005 English Greyhound Derby
	English Derby Winner 2005 – Westmead Hawk
Location	Wimbledon Stadium
Start date	2 June
End date	2 July
Total prize money	£100,000 (winner)

The 2005 William Hill Greyhound Derby took place in June and July with the final being held on 2 July 2005 at Wimbledon Stadium. The winner Westmead Hawk received the title and £100,000 in prize money. ^[1]

Final result

At Wimbledon (over 480 metres):^[2]

Position	Name of Greyhound	Breeding	Trap	Sectional	SP	Time	Trainer
1st	Westmead Hawk	Sonic Flight - Mega Delight	4	5.11	5-4f	28.56	Nick Savva (Private)
2nd	Blonde Mac	Cool Performance - Garry Special	1	4.91	33-1	28.71	Arthur Hitch (Private)
3rd	Blue Majestic	Top Honcho - Marinas Tina	3	5.00	6-1	28.95	Seamus Graham (Ireland)
4th	Mineola Farloe	Top Honcho - Farloe Dingle	5	4.97	7-1	28.99	Seamus Graham (Ireland)
5th	Ningbo Jack	Honcho Classic - Pennys Spotlight	2	4.90	3-1	29.05	Charlie Lister (Private)
6th	Geldrops Touch	Droopys Vieri - Sporting Cleo	6	4.94	7-2	29.06	Owen McKenna (Ireland)

Distances

1¾, 3, ½, ¾, short head (lengths)
The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. One length is equal to 0.08 of one second.^[3]

Race Report

The 2005 title was won by Westmead Hawk. It was the second year in a row that trainer Nick Savva won. After coming last out of the traps and having found trouble in the race, the winner was at the back of the field for most of the final. However, he ran on strong and took the lead just before the finishing line, providing a great climax to the race.

Quarter finals

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Heat 1 (Jun 21)
Pos	Name	SP	Time
1st	Ningbo Jack	3-1	28.92
2nd	Mineola Farloe	7-2	29.01
3rd	Loughteen Flyer	8-1	29.06
4th	Caulry King	7-1	29.16
5th	Ballymac Niloc	5-1	29.20
6th	Robbie De Niro	5-2f	29.26

Heat 2 (Jun 21)
Pos	Name	SP	Time
1st	Blue Majestic	1-1f	28.88
2nd	Count Gelignite	6-1	29.12
3rd	Hot Rocks	14-1	29.16
4th	Velvet Rebel	9-2	29.25
5th	Junior Mechanic	10-1	29.30
6th	Toms View	3-1	29.37

Heat 3 (Jun 21)
Pos	Name	SP	Time
1st	Westmead Hawk	2-1	28.57
2nd	Droopys Marco	4-6f	28.65
3rd	Blonde Mac	66-1	28.85
4th	Boherduff Light	5-1	29.12
5th	Bright Joe	50-1	29.28
6th	Drop Goal Jonny	20-1	29.36

Heat 4 (Jun 21)
Pos	Name	SP	Time
1st	January Tiger	3-1	28.66
2nd	Geldrops Touch	1-1f	28.76
3rd	Mustang Okee	8-1	28.85
4th	Blonde Boss	7-2	29.07
5th	Our Ocean	33-1	29.16
6th	Romeo Saha	25-1	29.24

Semi finals

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First Semi Final (Jun 25)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	SP	Time	Trainer
1st	Ningbo Jack	9-2	28.76	Lister
2nd	Blue Majestic	5-2	28.78	Graham
3rd	Geldrops Touch	7-1	28.81	McKenna
4th	Loughteen Flyer	25-1	28.92	Faint
5th	Count Gelignite	12-1	29.24	Bourke
6th	Droopys Marco	5-4f	29.36	Black

Second Semi Final (Jun 25)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	SP	Time	Trainer
1st	Mineola Farloe	3-1	28.77	Graham
2nd	Westmead Hawk	5-4f	28.86	Savva
3rd	Blonde Mac	25-1	28.99	Hitch
4th	Mustang Okee	16-1	29.26	Cahill
5th	January Tiger	11-4	29.31	Wallis
6th	Hot Rocks	20-1	29.39	Buckley

References

↑ Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008, page 91. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
↑ "2005". Greyhound Data.
↑ Genders, Roy (1990). NGRC book of Greyhound Racing (Timekeeper) p310. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 0-7207-1804-X.
↑ "Quarter Final results". British Greyhound Racing Board.
↑ "Semi Final results". British Greyhound Racing Board.

External links

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[1] Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008, page 91. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.

[2] "2005". Greyhound Data.

[3] Genders, Roy (1990). NGRC book of Greyhound Racing (Timekeeper) p310. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 0-7207-1804-X.

[4] "Quarter Final results". British Greyhound Racing Board.

[5] "Semi Final results". British Greyhound Racing Board.